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List of meaning for replace

to substitute one thing for another

replace(verb)

substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)

"He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced"

supplant, replace, supersede, supervene upon, supercede(verb)

take the place or move into the position of

"Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school"

replace, put back(verb)

put something back where it belongs

"replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it"; "please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them"

substitute, replace, interchange, exchange(verb)

put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items

"the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"; "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning"

to take the place of

the old street lights were replaced by more energy-efficient models

to bring, send, or put back to a former or proper place

took the fragile vase down to look at it and then gently replaced it on the shelf

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